This film festival is made possible in part with funds from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Arts & Culture Initiative administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Arts and Culture Initiative was established at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo to support arts and culture in the eight counties of Western New York, plus Monroe County, in recognition of the key role arts and culture organizations play in a thriving economy. Part of that initiative includes $500,000 in annual funding to be awarded primarily to support small to mid-sized arts and cultural organizations in the nine counties.